Rubber retainer



Aug. M, 1923i. 11,465,118@

R. S. ROWE ET A`L RUBBER RETAINER Filed sem. 14 1922 @Ho/n.14 e134 Patented nggl 1923..

REUEL S. BOWE AND GEORGE VVEINLE, OF RUTLAND, VERMONT.

RUBBER RETAINER.

Application filed September 14, 1922. 'Y Serial No. 588,252.

To @ZZ whom t ,mf/,y concern.'

Be it known that we, REUnL S. Bows and GEORGE VVEINLE, citizens of the United Y States, residing at Rutland, in the county of Rutland and State of Vermont, have invented certain new and useful .Improvements 1n Rubber Retainers; Vand we do de- I clare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malre and use the saine.

This invention relates to a retainer for use in connection with rubbers and one object of the invention is to provide a retainer which may be suspended from the top of the ordinary leather shoe and may have gripping engagement with the rear portion of the rubber, so that the rubber will be prevented from slipping downwardly and ofiof the shoe in going through muddy places. It often happens that when going through muddy places, the rubber will sticlr vand will pull ofi from the heel portion of the shoe but with this device in place,'the rubber will Vbe firmly held in place and cannot slip off. The gripper .for engaging the upper portion of the rubber and the suspending hoolr which is to engage the top of the leather shoe are connected by a yieldable connection and it is desired to have this yieldable. connection so constructed that when one portion has be-V come worn, the connection may be moved to bring a new portion into engagement with the hook Vand gripper.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

' VFigureV l is a view in side elevation showing the device in use.V i

Figure 2 is view showing the device in Y elevation. j

Yli`igure i3V is a longitudinal sectional view through the device. Y,

This device is to be used to retain the heel portionbf the rubber l in place upon the leather shoe 2 and prevent the heel portion of the rubber from pulling ofiLDV when going A through muddy places. This device is provided with a gripper having jaws 3 and 4 which areprovided with pivot ears 5 connected by a pivot pin 6 upon which a spring 7 is mounted. The arms 8 of this spring enga-ge the handle portion of the two jaws and will serve to yieldably retain the jaws in a gripping position. The handle portion of one jaw is provided with a transversely extending slot 9 through which is passed a strip l0 formed of elastic fabric. rlhis strip of elastic fabric is also passed through a slot 1l formed in theV shank portion of the hook 12 `and the two ends are then sewed together to provide continuous loop. It will thus be seen that when the device is in use, the loop may have sliding movement through the slot and the wear will be evenlydistributed instead of coming upon one portion at all times. From an inspection of Fig. l, it will be readily seen that when the device is in use, the hook l2 is Vengaged with the top of the shoe 2 and the heel portion of the overshoe engaged by the gripper. The rubber will thus be irmly supported.

Vile claim:

A. rubber shoe retainer comprising a shoe gripping element having gripping jaws movable into and out of a gripping position, one of said jaws being provided with a transversely extending slot, a shoe engaging element for engaging the upper edge of the rear portion of a shoe, said hook being' provided with a transversely extending slot, and a strip of elastic material having its end portions passed through said slots and `irought together and connected to provide an endless loop slidably passing through the slots and providing a yieldable connection between said shoe engaging `element and gripping element.

In testimony whereof we'ha-ve hereunto ali'iXed our signatures.

REUEL S. ROVVE. GEORGE WEINLE. 

